It's an inspiring an uplifting showcase for their distinctive approach to gospel

The Famous Ward Singers, based in Philadelphia, were one of the foremost gospel groups of the post-war era, originally founded as a family group in 1931 by Gertrude Ward, and achieving fame after WWII with Gertrude's daughter Clara Ward as leader, with other notable singers joining to create their trademark lead-switching style. Soloists with highly individual styles within the group included Henrietta Waddy, Marion Williams and Willa Ward Moultrie, and they developed a powerful and extrovert approach to gospel in their 'live' performances which readily translated to their recordings. This great-value 77-track 3-CD collection comprises a fairly significant proportion of the 130 or so A and B sides released on the Gotham and Savoy labels during this era, which represented the years when they achieved their greatest success. The releases were under various guises - Clara Ward as a solo artist, The Famous Ward Sisters Of Philadelphia, The Clara Ward Specials, Clara Ward & The Ward Singers, The Clara Ward Singers, The Famous Ward Singers and simply as The Ward Singers. It features most of their best-known songs, including the million-seller 'Surely God Is Able', along with 'How I Got Over', and 'Packin' Up', plus many gospel classics and standards. It's an inspiring an uplifting showcase for their distinctive approach to gospel.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Surely God Is Able
• I Need Thee Every Hour
• The Fountain
• How I Got Over
• I Don't Know Why
• Throw Out The Lifeline
• He'll Never Let Go My Hand
• Hark The Voice
• When I've Done The Best I Can
• When The Gates Swing Open
• Happy Over There - Part 1
• I'm Waiting For Jesus
• At The Cross
• In That Great Judgement Morning
• On Higher Ground
• Faith Moves Mountains
• I Heard Of A City Called Jerusalem
• Jesus
• Stretch Out
• Just One Moment
• Each Day
• Jesus Is All The World To Me
• The Day Is Past And Gone
• Get Back, Jordan
• How Far Am I From Canaan?

Disc 2:

• He Knows How Much We Can Bear
• My Jesus Is All And All
• Who Could Ask For Anything Else
• I'm Bound For The Higher Ground
• When I Woke Up In Glory
• That Awful Day Will Surely Come
• The Old Rugged Cross
• Oh My Lord, What A Time
• I Heard The Voice Of Jesus
• The Old Landmark
• I Will Trust In The Lord
• This Little Light Of Mine
• Until I Found The Lord
• How Many Times
• Since I Found The Light
• I Just Can't Make It Myself
• I Know It Was The Lord
• I Want To Be More Like Jesus
• Who Shall Be Able To Stand
• Farther On Up The Road
• Only The Crumbs
• God's Amazing Love
• Treading The Wine Press Alone
• Oh Gabriel
• Lord, Touch Me

Disc 3:

• I'm Goin' Home
• Hold Back The Tears
• Anywhere In Glory
• Great Is The Lord
• Packin' Up
• Nearer My God To Thee
• Climbing Jacob's Ladder
• I Feel The Holy Spirit
• I'm So Glad
• Our God Is Real
• In His Arms
• Pure Gold
• Good News
• Got On My Traveling Shoes
• He's Watching Over You
• We're Gonna Have A Time
• We Shall Be Changed
• Every Day Will Be Sunday
• God Is Good
• I'm Getting Richer
• I'm Gonna Move Upstairs
• A Sweeter Tomorrow
• Life Is Just One Step
• Rock Of Ages
• The Lord's Army
• Handwriting On The Wall
• Contract With The Lord

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Gospel

Run Time: 143 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/10/23

UPC: 824046913922